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[2] In 1989, tens of thousands of pro-independence Georgians gathered before the House of Government on Rustaveli Avenue. An attack by the Soviet Spetsnaz forces killed many protesters in the April 9 tragedy. [2] [9] Two years later, on 9 April 1991, the restoration of Georgian independence was declared at the same location on Rustaveli Avenue. [9]
Trains run from a little before 6:00 am (exact times vary depending on the station) until midnight, [23] with intervals ranging between 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 minutes at peak times and 12 minutes later in the night. Train speeds are 60–80 kilometres per hour (37–50 mph), while the average trip speed is slightly over 33 kilometres per hour (21 mph).
[2] [3] Since 2010, the avenue has seen major rehabilitation works, which includes the renovation of seventy buildings, as well as the road, sidewalks and street lighting. [ 4 ] Agmashenebeli is easily accessible by metro at Marjanishvili Station , which is a single stop away from the city's second historical artery, Rustaveli Avenue .
Tbilisi (English: / t ə b ɪ ˈ l iː s i, t ə ˈ b ɪ l ɪ s i / ⓘ tə-bil-EE-see, tə-BIL-iss-ee; [7] Georgian: თბილისი, pronounced [ˈtʰbilisi] ⓘ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis [a] (/ ˈ t ɪ f l ɪ s / ⓘ TIF-liss), [7] (Georgian: ტფილისი, romanized: t'pilisi [tʼpʰilisi]) is the capital and largest city of Georgia, lying on ...
[2] [3] Construction of the bypass railtrack was suspended in 2013, effectively ending the Tbilisi Railway Bypass Project. [4] According to plans revealed by the city government in 2018, the existing infrastructure for the bypass project will be integrated into a new line of Tbilisi Metro. [5]
The Saburtalo Line (Georgian: საბურთალოს ხაზი, romanized: saburtalos khazi) is a line of the Tbilisi Metro in Georgia.The line was first opened in 1979, [1] running originally from Station Square, where Tbilisi Central Railway station is located to Delisi and has since extended to the western residential districts of the city, near Tbilisi State University’s X and ...
Its construction was completed in 1915 and named Hôtel Majestic. [3] During World War I, from 1915 to 1917, the hotel accommodated a military hospital before it could be opened for the public. [4] [3] After the Soviet takeover of Georgia in 1921, the building was transferred to the Trade Unions. Its ground floor was used for multiple purposes ...
Station Square 2 (სადგურის მოედანი 2 Sadguris Moedani 2), a square where the Central Railway Station is located, transfer station to Akhmeteli-Varketili Line (First Line). Tsereteli (წერეთელი), located on the avenue named after the national poet Akaki Tsereteli (1840-1915).